Around the globe, Laurel (Laurel 
, לורל 
, لوريل 
) is a common largely feminine, but infrequently male first name. The forename Laurel is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a common female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly name, and Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. Very seldom, Laurel is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Laurel | Australia, Mexico, United States, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| לורל | Israel |
| لوريل | Palestinian Territory |
| Лорел | Ukraine, Russia |
Laurel is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Laurel Lance , the fictional character from the television series Arrow, The Flash; Laurel Lance , the fictional character from Earth-2 in the television series Arrow and The Flash; Laurel Castillo , character in How to Get Away with Murder; Laurel Gand , the fictional DC Comics superheroine, Superman: The Animated Series and Laurel Hedare , the main antagonist of the 2004 film Catwoman, and in many other works.
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jose p. laurel President of the Philippines from 1943 to 1945, PH (b. 1891) |
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| laurel venen stone 1855 Conneaut, Ohio - 1920 Conneaut, Ohio (b. 1855) |
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| laurel e. youmans American politician, US (b. 1863) |
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laurel martyn Australian ballerina, AU (b. 1916) |
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| laurel ethel spiller (born 1875) (b. 1875) |
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laurel aitken singer, CU (b. 1927) |
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laurel thatcher ulrich American historian, US (b. 1938) |
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| laurel grace barker mcalister Welfare worker, community leader, NZ (b. 1892) |
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| laurel amy eva campbell Racehorse trainer, NZ (b. 1902) |
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laurel j. richie American basketball administrator, US (b. 1953) |
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| laurel elizabeth keyes American writer, US (b. 1907) |
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laurel clark NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003), US (b. 1961) |
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| laurel audrey hutchison (1923-2006) (b. 1923) |
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laurel nakadate American film director, US (b. 1975) |
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| laurel trivelpiece American poet, US (b. 1926) |
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